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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 251 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.07 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 13.07 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 251
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 463rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 13.07 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Balapur

Balapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balapur from other places

Balapur lies about 45 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Ghosi, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balapur
Nearest railway station Ghosi 8.5 km
Nearest town Ghosī 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 30 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 45 km

Villages closest to Balapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapur village had a population of 554. That makes it the 463rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Balapur village has 251 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Balapur covers 13.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balapur falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Ghosi, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 45 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Ghosi is about 8.5 km away. Ghosī is about 9.0 km away. Sagri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Arifpur (2.9 km) and Mahrupur (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balapur today is likely to be higher.

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